One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant celeriac is to examine the USDA zone info for Kermit.

Planting Calendar for Celeriac

Frost tolerance for celeriac:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Celeriac are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Kermit is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant celeriac and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your celeriac may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Kermit. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kermit may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kermit there is a last frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your celeriac in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kermit

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Kermit

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Kermit.